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a senior law enforcement official, telling fran townsend, the fbi wanted the u.s. military to provide perimeter support in benghazi, protection in other words, but that request was not granted. fran is a former white house homeland security adviser, serbed in the george w. bush administration. sits on the cia external advisory panel and recently visited libya with mcandrews & forbes. and former fbi assistant director tom pointes who has extensive experience in investigating attacks overseas. so there was military protection to go into benghazi, why didn't they get it? >> the answer to the question is not really clear. so it's not unusual, when you want to set up a security perimeter, you may look to the host country. if the host country is unable or unwilling to provide it, we don't know what the answer to that is, you may ask if you think you need it for u.s. military support, but that's got to go through a process. it needs state department and nsc support, the u.s. military would have to make an assessment about how big a security package that would entail and l
a senior law enforcement official, telling fran townsend, the fbi wanted the u.s. military to provide perimeter support in benghazi, protection in other words, but that request was not granted. fran is a former white house homeland security adviser, serbed in the george w. bush administration. sits on the cia external advisory panel and recently visited libya with mcandrews & forbes. and former fbi assistant director tom pointes who has extensive experience in investigating attacks...
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the fbi has now been called in. and we understand that of course authorities are already searching the plane. on the phone for us is a former assistant secretary from the department of homeland security, juliette kayam. she now works for the "boston globe." thank you for joining us to help us understand why those passengers are still ond board that plane when the threat was some sort of liquid. >> what we don't know right now, this would be normally routine. one, they have to figure out the most important thing was this a hoax or not. the specificity that there's an individual on this plane, you know, makes it sound like there might be a little bit of -- i don't want to say, you know, a hockey behind it. because you tend not to get calls in like this with real terrorist attacks. and so they now have to figure out who that potential person is. so this is pretty routine. the fbi's involvement would be routine. we tend to forget, you know, that next weekend is the 11th anniversary of september 11. we have been focused
the fbi has now been called in. and we understand that of course authorities are already searching the plane. on the phone for us is a former assistant secretary from the department of homeland security, juliette kayam. she now works for the "boston globe." thank you for joining us to help us understand why those passengers are still ond board that plane when the threat was some sort of liquid. >> what we don't know right now, this would be normally routine. one, they have to...
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why hasn't the fbi set foot on the crime scene? why was the white house so late in calling it a terrorist attack? why is there so much conflicting information coming in from the obama administration? just yesterday, the secretary of state hillary clinton spoke about an al qaeda group's link to extremists in benghazi specifically and seemed to tie it to the attack on the consulate. let me quote her. quote, for sometime, al qaeda in the islamic maghreb and other groups have launched attacks and kidnappings from noern mali. now with a larger safe haven and increased freedom to maneuver, terrorists are seeking to extend their reach and their networks in multiple directions and they are working with other violent extremists to undermine the democratic transitions under way in north africa as we tragically saw in benghazi. but, but a senior state department official later said mrs. clinton was speaking in more general terms. let me just provide a little context with fran townsend. you're a national security contributor and a member of th
why hasn't the fbi set foot on the crime scene? why was the white house so late in calling it a terrorist attack? why is there so much conflicting information coming in from the obama administration? just yesterday, the secretary of state hillary clinton spoke about an al qaeda group's link to extremists in benghazi specifically and seemed to tie it to the attack on the consulate. let me quote her. quote, for sometime, al qaeda in the islamic maghreb and other groups have launched attacks and...
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. >> it seems miguel has made contact with fbi. he's not under direct investigation for anything and we need to make that clear, right? >> reporter: as far as we know owes not. they haven't closed the door completely on that. what the fbi doesn't want to do, they don't want to overreact. they don't want to do the same thing that other people have done. they don't want to make the mistake of shutting down free speech and creating problems in a different way. so they want to investigate everything having to do with this case, including his past including what he told his cast members and there there was any fraudulent activity in making this film. at this point he doesn't seem to be under direct threat of investigation. >> i you know got your hands on the film permit for the film that is now called "innocence of muslims." what did it shed light on in terms of the story? >> reporter: these film permits are just given out. the film did air or showed just a couple of blocks from here in some form in june but the film permit itself are u
. >> it seems miguel has made contact with fbi. he's not under direct investigation for anything and we need to make that clear, right? >> reporter: as far as we know owes not. they haven't closed the door completely on that. what the fbi doesn't want to do, they don't want to overreact. they don't want to do the same thing that other people have done. they don't want to make the mistake of shutting down free speech and creating problems in a different way. so they want to...
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you've got 60 seconds. >> the fbi searched both planes and gave it the all clear. so, scary, but a nice ending. >> i wish that were my pilot. he's like, listen, no joke. something's going on. tell me. i'm going to tell the people or i'm getting them off my plane. i salute you, sir. >> fighting for his passengers. >> yes, yes. i support that. thank you for the update. >>> we'll be talking, of course, about mitt romney's comments about the private fund-raiser back in may that have now been leaked online. he calls obama's supporters "those people," writes off nearly half the country. let's get right to ted strictionland, former governor of ohio, and co-chair of president obama's re-election campaign. thanks for talking with us. >> it's good to be with you. >> thank you. appreciate that. earlier today i was talking to buchanan. she was defending what mitt romney said as a bump in the road and as sort of inarticulate but she said really the bigger problem is that the stories we're not covering, focused on something that's sort of a distraction and not things that she th
you've got 60 seconds. >> the fbi searched both planes and gave it the all clear. so, scary, but a nice ending. >> i wish that were my pilot. he's like, listen, no joke. something's going on. tell me. i'm going to tell the people or i'm getting them off my plane. i salute you, sir. >> fighting for his passengers. >> yes, yes. i support that. thank you for the update. >>> we'll be talking, of course, about mitt romney's comments about the private fund-raiser back...
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coming up in the "cnn newsroom" at 2:00 eastern time today, more than five years after a retired fbi agent disappeared in iran on a business trip, his wife talks to cnn about the search for her husband and the mystery involved in the case. >>> also, using your mobile device to pay at the counter. new technology that could soon be replacing your wallet or purse. that's 3:00 eastern time. >>> i'm fredricka whitfield. "your money" starts right now. >>> it's the economy, stupid. so what do president obama and mitt romney say they'll do to fix it? that's the problem. they're not saying enough and with less than 50 days to go until the election, americans need specifics. i'm christine romans. this is "your money." ali velshi is away this week. but he's been warning you about the coming economic storm and you're feeling it. two-thirds of registered voters believe economic conditions today are poor, according to the latest cnn/orc poll. and it could get worse. while the clouds brewing in asia and europe are beyond our control, the storm gathering in washington is of our own making. i'm talki
coming up in the "cnn newsroom" at 2:00 eastern time today, more than five years after a retired fbi agent disappeared in iran on a business trip, his wife talks to cnn about the search for her husband and the mystery involved in the case. >>> also, using your mobile device to pay at the counter. new technology that could soon be replacing your wallet or purse. that's 3:00 eastern time. >>> i'm fredricka whitfield. "your money" starts right now....
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the fbi is also investigating. as we said at the top of the program, american warships have begun steaming closer to libya. a marine unit is headed to tripoli to protect the forces there. >> we're working with the government of libya to secure our diplomats. i have directed my administration to increase our security at diplomatic posts around the world. make no mistake, we will work with the libyan government to bring to justice the killers who attacked our people. >> well, later today after that speech on the cbs evening news, president obama also had sharp words for mitt romney, who's come under fire from democrats and some republicans for his statements lashing out at the obama administration's response to the attacks in benghazi and cairo. statements that whatever you believe about american foreign policy are simply not factual. we'll get to the battle over that in a moment. first we do want to focus on the attacks themselves, what happened last night and what is happening right now with the latest information
the fbi is also investigating. as we said at the top of the program, american warships have begun steaming closer to libya. a marine unit is headed to tripoli to protect the forces there. >> we're working with the government of libya to secure our diplomats. i have directed my administration to increase our security at diplomatic posts around the world. make no mistake, we will work with the libyan government to bring to justice the killers who attacked our people. >> well, later...
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military or fbi or other personnel can't do it? >> well, wolf, for one thing, when we go in -- when journalists go in, they don't go in as representatives of the united states government, right? we're media personnel. and there's a certain respect and sort of safety in that. anybody who goes in there representing the united states government is, you know, because it's not just the individual, they are representing our nation. so they are at greater risk. i will tell you though oftentimes in working with the host country's service, in this case the libyans, we can get direct access. and the fbi investigators i've spoken to have made perfectly clear it's much more effective to be able to be present even if you're doing that interview alongside the host government than to have to do it through passing questions. there's plenty of room for misunderstanding, for a lack of follow-up and information. so it makes for a much more effective investigation if the fbi can get permission to have direct access along with their libyan counterparts
military or fbi or other personnel can't do it? >> well, wolf, for one thing, when we go in -- when journalists go in, they don't go in as representatives of the united states government, right? we're media personnel. and there's a certain respect and sort of safety in that. anybody who goes in there representing the united states government is, you know, because it's not just the individual, they are representing our nation. so they are at greater risk. i will tell you though oftentimes...
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. >>> it's been nearly five-and-a-half years since a retired fbi eight disappeared. now his wife has gone to new york to plead for his help. susan, what are the chances of that meeting taking place? >> hi, wolf. the chances are not. the president has never agreed in the past to a meeting with mrs. levinson, but he is arrived next week, and bob's wife won't stop asking for help, desperate to bring her husband home. >> it's my husband, i have to take care of him, i have to get him home. >> after disappearing more than five years ago, he is a long way from home where he once cuddled his new-born grandson. >> i'm not in very good health. i'm running very quickly out of diabetes medicine. >> this video showing the thinner retired fbi agent was sent to the family two years ago. the state department says it's unclear who is holding him. >> when we got the video, we had high hopes. we e-mailed a number of times to get whoever is holding him to let us know what to do to get bob home. >> he disappeared off of iran's coast in 2007 where his family says he was investigating ciga
. >>> it's been nearly five-and-a-half years since a retired fbi eight disappeared. now his wife has gone to new york to plead for his help. susan, what are the chances of that meeting taking place? >> hi, wolf. the chances are not. the president has never agreed in the past to a meeting with mrs. levinson, but he is arrived next week, and bob's wife won't stop asking for help, desperate to bring her husband home. >> it's my husband, i have to take care of him, i have to...
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the fbi is looking at that. interesting i think i saw on your show that the fbi hasn't yet been let into libya. >> and may not go because it's so dangerous. >> i'm not sure what they're looking at. nonetheless we assume there are some cia intelligence agents on the ground in libya some place. why they had intelligence that led them to believe it wasn't terrorism is a totally different question. but that's probably more of an intelligence community question than for the u.n. ambassador. >> candy, thanks. i know you're going to follow-up this sunday. don't forget, watch "state of the union" sunday morning 9:00 a.m. eastern. candy has an exclusive interview with john mccain, the ranking member of the senate armed forces committee. >>> up next, how president obama might be using sports to try to help him win a second term. playing sports is just my whole life. looking back if it wasn't for shriners hospital, things would just be really different. i lost my leg when i was a kid. shriners turned my whole life around.
the fbi is looking at that. interesting i think i saw on your show that the fbi hasn't yet been let into libya. >> and may not go because it's so dangerous. >> i'm not sure what they're looking at. nonetheless we assume there are some cia intelligence agents on the ground in libya some place. why they had intelligence that led them to believe it wasn't terrorism is a totally different question. but that's probably more of an intelligence community question than for the u.n....
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but they say there is no evidence saying that an fbi laptop was compromised or that the fbi sought or obtained this data. it is clear, carol, what these hackers would have used these ids for. it's possible they're doing it to expose security problems with apple as a favor to them, maybe it's because we're talking about it on national tv, who knows. carol? >> ew, that just sounds like a big ew. there is word -- the rumor has it that the new iphone is about to come out soon. do we know a date? >> everybody is sallivating. wednesday is the day, carol. apple is holding one of its pay events on the 12th. it sent out a notice with a not so subtle hint of what they'll be introducing. you can see the shadow of the 12 at the bottom. we know what that means, the iphone 5 is on the way. it's expected to have a bigger screen, faster processing power, who knows what else? maybe it will cook dinner for me. i've been asking for that since it first came out. we are one week away. i can't wait to see the bells and whistles on this thing. >> i have heard the charging mechanism will be different so if y
but they say there is no evidence saying that an fbi laptop was compromised or that the fbi sought or obtained this data. it is clear, carol, what these hackers would have used these ids for. it's possible they're doing it to expose security problems with apple as a favor to them, maybe it's because we're talking about it on national tv, who knows. carol? >> ew, that just sounds like a big ew. there is word -- the rumor has it that the new iphone is about to come out soon. do we know a...
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. >> reporter: the fbi is leading the investigation. their team now on the ground in libya responsible for collecting the evidence intended to help whittle down that suspect list. >> we are conducting interviews, gathering evidence and trying to sort out the facts working with our partners both from a criminal standpoint as well as in the intelligence community to try to determine exactly what took place on the ground that evening. >> reporter: there are significant challenges facing u.s. investigators and the intelligence community. for one, getting a level of granularity that will allow them to identify individuals and their associations with various groups. another challenge, sifting through whatever information or evidence was left behind at a crime scene that was never really secured. all against a backdrop of concern for the investigators' safety. >> the fbi has a track record of being able to go into these places that are volatile and be able to put together a criminal case. we've done it in yemen with the coal bombing. we did it
. >> reporter: the fbi is leading the investigation. their team now on the ground in libya responsible for collecting the evidence intended to help whittle down that suspect list. >> we are conducting interviews, gathering evidence and trying to sort out the facts working with our partners both from a criminal standpoint as well as in the intelligence community to try to determine exactly what took place on the ground that evening. >> reporter: there are significant challenges...
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we were back here in 2006 when fbi received what it believed to be a credible tip, and they dug at the horse farm quite a bit. they spent a lot of money doing so but didn't find anything. now they're working on another tip. as you can see what's going on just over our shoulder here, the digging has begun inside that shed. what the police department is doing with some expert help is digging a small hole in concrete inside there so they can fit in a drill to get a soil sample. then they hope to deliver that on monday to michigan state university to try to determine whether there are in fact human remains below there. the question of course is one of many questions. why do police think that the tipster in this case is credible? one reason why is that they said that he claimed that he saw what could have been a body being buried right here in this area around the same time that jimmy hoffa disappeared back in 1975. the police chief says the tipster never claimed that he saw jimmy hoffa being buried here, but the timing is in the vicinity of when that might have happened. number two, this m
we were back here in 2006 when fbi received what it believed to be a credible tip, and they dug at the horse farm quite a bit. they spent a lot of money doing so but didn't find anything. now they're working on another tip. as you can see what's going on just over our shoulder here, the digging has begun inside that shed. what the police department is doing with some expert help is digging a small hole in concrete inside there so they can fit in a drill to get a soil sample. then they hope to...
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. >>> and the fbi denying claims that the hackers group that they accessed personal information about millions of apple users from a government computer, including president obama's ipad. the group posted online when it claims are the i.d.s of more than a million i phones and ipads. they say in all, 12 million apple i.d.s were obtained from an fbi agent's laptop. >>> florida a and m dealing with another hazing incident. the school has suspended an all female student dance team after receiving an anonymous tip from a parent about hazing in an off off campus event. a spokeswoman would say the alleged hazing included alcohol consumption and running uphills. last year you'll recall robert champion died during a post-game hazing ritual. >>> state officials have closed 12 miles of beaches along the louisiana coast, tar balls and oil are washing up on shore from hurricane isaac. bp insists it is too early to tell if the oil came from the deep water whorizon accident. ten parishes suffered serious flooding with more than 13,000 homes damaged. that number is expected to go up. 38,000 customers
. >>> and the fbi denying claims that the hackers group that they accessed personal information about millions of apple users from a government computer, including president obama's ipad. the group posted online when it claims are the i.d.s of more than a million i phones and ipads. they say in all, 12 million apple i.d.s were obtained from an fbi agent's laptop. >>> florida a and m dealing with another hazing incident. the school has suspended an all female student dance team...
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the fbi says the caller will be prosecuted when and if they are found. >>> tom brokaw has been allowed to leave a hospital in charlotte, north carolina, after a bit of early morning scare. brokaw tweeted all is well and said he mistakenly took a half dose of ambien, the former anchor and special correspondent apparently felt light headed on his appearance on morning joe. he is 72 years old. >>> one of the most important figures in the history of the national football league has died. art modell was the owner of the cleveland browns for 35 years until he moved them back to baltimore in 1936. it angered many. he was 87 years old. >>> moments ago, amazon revealed its new product, a move that could make the fight against apple even hotter. qu esons. whee caring for a loved one with alzheimer's, not a day goes by that you don't have them. questions about treatment where to go for extra help, how to live better with the disease. so many questions, where do you start? alzheimers.gov. the answers start here. thor's couture gets the most rewards of any small business credit card. your boa! [ ga
the fbi says the caller will be prosecuted when and if they are found. >>> tom brokaw has been allowed to leave a hospital in charlotte, north carolina, after a bit of early morning scare. brokaw tweeted all is well and said he mistakenly took a half dose of ambien, the former anchor and special correspondent apparently felt light headed on his appearance on morning joe. he is 72 years old. >>> one of the most important figures in the history of the national football league...
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. >> separate from the fbi investigation you mentioned a few moments ago, is there any sort of inquiry going on here at the white house among the president's national security team to get to the bottom of, you told the american people on september 10th we've taken steps to protect americans here at homeland and abroad, obviously with four americans tragically being killed, the steps were not good enough. is there an inquiry going on here to figure out what went wrong? >> you're conveniently -- motivation behind them will be decided by that investigation. >> what carney did do there is sidestep the specific question whether or not there was some kind of inquiry into someone potentially dropping the ball here. instead he talked broadly about the overall investigation into the violence there in libya, joe. >> dan, stay with us. i want to bring in arwa damon in benghazi. she's on the phone. and cnn foreign affairs reporter elise labott at the state department. arwa, first to you. you've been talking to libyan officials. what's the latest on what you're hearing about whether this attack was
. >> separate from the fbi investigation you mentioned a few moments ago, is there any sort of inquiry going on here at the white house among the president's national security team to get to the bottom of, you told the american people on september 10th we've taken steps to protect americans here at homeland and abroad, obviously with four americans tragically being killed, the steps were not good enough. is there an inquiry going on here to figure out what went wrong? >> you're...
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in this case the fbi. because we have americans who have been killed, american facility has been attacked. so the fbi does have investigative jurisdiction if the host country allows them to deploy the necessary number of agents and technicians to come conduct the investigation. but it also requires that some level of security be assured. we don't know that that government to what level they can guarantee the safety of the investigators as they come. so that's an enormous issue. and the other factor here to keep in mind is, here's a country whereby all accounts the majority of the population are very pro-u.s. they are very grateful to the united states. but an attack like this, we've seen it in our country, we've seen it all around the world. it only takes a couple dozen people with rpgs and assault rifles and a couple of pickup trucks to cause an attack. we saw that in mumbai with a dozen teenagers, basically, with grenades and assault rifles. we've seen that in other attacks. so this is not some sophistic
in this case the fbi. because we have americans who have been killed, american facility has been attacked. so the fbi does have investigative jurisdiction if the host country allows them to deploy the necessary number of agents and technicians to come conduct the investigation. but it also requires that some level of security be assured. we don't know that that government to what level they can guarantee the safety of the investigators as they come. so that's an enormous issue. and the other...
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. >>> the fbi denying claims by a hacker's group that they accessed personal information on millions of apple users from a government computer, including president obama's ipad. the group antisec posted online what it claims are the ids of more than a million iphones and ipads. the group says in all 12 million ids were obtained from an fbi agent's laptop. >>> look at this video from a video of lake of the ozarks in missouri. a family hits a large wave as their boat passes another boat. they all violently topple. the driver and six passengers were injured in last friday's accident. five were sent to the hospital with what's described as minor to moderate injuries. scary moments there. 40 minutes past the hour. let's get a check on today's weather. rob marciano live in atlanta for us. good morning to you, rob. >> good morning, zoraida. want to start off with tropical storm leslie way out there in the atlantic about 500 miles south of bermuda. large storm with tropical storm force winds 200 miles in this thing. already waves propagating to the east coast. rip currents as well. we think
. >>> the fbi denying claims by a hacker's group that they accessed personal information on millions of apple users from a government computer, including president obama's ipad. the group antisec posted online what it claims are the ids of more than a million iphones and ipads. the group says in all 12 million ids were obtained from an fbi agent's laptop. >>> look at this video from a video of lake of the ozarks in missouri. a family hits a large wave as their boat passes...
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we know mitt romney watched that video as he was receiving his first intelligence briefing at the fbi building in los angeles. but then there was that mother jones video that came out overnight. we don't have a sense as to whether or not he's watched that video yet, but his campaign has said that the comments he made in that mother jones video regarding israel are consistent with what he has said before. i asked kevin madden at one point, do you think all of this is going to blow over? and, brooke, his comment was, depends on you guys. talking about us. >> i'm curious, you clarify one of his remarks. one thing he didn't touch on last night, let me play part of the clip and i'll ask you the question on the other side. you talk about the news conference thrown together, media numbers in shorts and t-shirts. >> it is not elegantly stated. let me put it that way. i'm speaking off the cuff, in response to a question, and i'm sure i could state it more clearly and in a more effective way than i did in a setting like that. and so i'll -- i'm sure i'll point that out as time goes on. but we d
we know mitt romney watched that video as he was receiving his first intelligence briefing at the fbi building in los angeles. but then there was that mother jones video that came out overnight. we don't have a sense as to whether or not he's watched that video yet, but his campaign has said that the comments he made in that mother jones video regarding israel are consistent with what he has said before. i asked kevin madden at one point, do you think all of this is going to blow over? and,...
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the fbi is now investigating a shooting at the u.s.-mexico border. mexican officials say one of their citizens was hit and killed monday. and border patrol agent statements say that border patrol agent pulled the trigger, a statement from the border patrol rather says agents were being pelted with rockses and that a weapon was fired. >>> lawyers for drew peterson insist their client did not kill his third wife kathleen savio. they do plan to fight the verdict from a jury that found him guilty of murder yesterday. savio's 2004 death was considered an accident until peterson's fourth wife, stacy, disappeared back in 2007. he faces a maximum 60-year prison term when he is sentenced on november 26th. >>> lab reports show oil found on louisiana's beaches after hurricane isaac did come from the 2010 bp oil spill. louisiana state university performed the test. 13-mile stretch of shoreline remains closed and bp is promising to help clean up the mess. >>> boy band one direction almost spoiled r eedry hannah's until -- >> the vma, the video of the year award g
the fbi is now investigating a shooting at the u.s.-mexico border. mexican officials say one of their citizens was hit and killed monday. and border patrol agent statements say that border patrol agent pulled the trigger, a statement from the border patrol rather says agents were being pelted with rockses and that a weapon was fired. >>> lawyers for drew peterson insist their client did not kill his third wife kathleen savio. they do plan to fight the verdict from a jury that found him...